Does anyone know how to drain the fuel tank?

[Tall-Paul]

Some yobs thought it would be funny to put petrol in my diesel when i wasnt looking...........actually it was my fault and i need to drain it but dont know how. HELP!!

 

[m0rk]

get the car in the air, and look for the pipe going from the fuel tank. disconnect it (and have something to collect it in)

 

[Tall-Paul]

Thanks, will it then be ok to run if i fill it up with diesel? hopefully i'll get it done tomorrow

 

[m0rk]

how much petrol is in it?

 

[Tall-Paul]

16 litres which is about half a tank, its not been run yet. Im just wondering if any petrol will be in the system yet because the ignitions been on and if your method will completely empty it?

 

[m0rk]

it'll empty it enough. if you've not turned it on, then it's unlikely any fuel will have got anywhere - it'll just be sat in the tank.

 

[Engram]

Diesels can handle a bit of petrol. Drain it, fill it right up with diesel and you'll be fine.

(That's why at the petrol station the diesel nozzle is bigger than the petrol one. So that you can put petrol in a diesel by accident, but not the other way round. That's the theory anyway).